SOC 13-2051 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Financial and Investment Analysts make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial and Investment Analysts in Pittsburgh, PA is $82,530. The 10th percentile is $53,910 and the 90th percentile is $133,530. Employment is 2,390.

Median annual wage

$82,530

10th percentile
$53,910
25th percentile
$71,010
Median
$82,530
75th percentile
$109,990
90th percentile
$133,530
Mean
$94,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Financial and Investment Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $53,910 and the 90th percentile is $133,530. The difference is $79,620, which is 96.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $71,010 to the 75th at $109,990, covers $38,980.

The mean annual wage is $94,490, which sits above the median of $82,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 19.7% lower than the national median of $102,740 for Financial and Investment Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,176, which is 15.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $84,460.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial and Investment Analysts at $87,176 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial and Investment Analysts. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 12th of 24 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Wheeling, WV-OH is 62 miles away, with a median of $79,440 and employment of 40. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,943, against $87,176 here.
  • Morgantown, WV is 65 miles away, with a median of $76,430 and employment of 50. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,898, against $87,176 here.
  • Youngstown-Warren, OH is 69 miles away, with a median of $81,050 and employment of 80. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,741, against $87,176 here.

Employment share

Financial and Investment Analysts accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (2,390 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.23% of employment (361,980 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Financial and Investment Analysts make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial and Investment Analysts in Pittsburgh, PA is $82,530. The 10th percentile is $53,910 and the 90th percentile is $133,530. Employment is 2,390.

How does that compare with the national median for Financial and Investment Analysts?

The local median is 19.7% lower than the national median of $102,740.

What is Financial and Investment Analysts pay in Pittsburgh, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $82,530 is $87,176. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsburgh, PA compare with nearby metros for Financial and Investment Analysts?

Wheeling, WV-OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 62 miles away, at $79,440. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 12th of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.